I do not know where the poem is, but here are some facts about Athena:
Athena was the Goddess of War, the female counterpart of ARES.
She was the daughter of Zeus; no mother bore her. She sprang from Zeus’s head, full-grown and clothed in armor.
She was Zeus’s favorite child.
According to Homer’s account in the Iliad, Athena was a fierce and ruthless warrior. In the Odyssey, she was angry and unforgiving. In the course of the Trojan War, she struck Ajax with madness.
Known for protecting civilized life, she was the Goddess of the City.
According to some sources, Athena was praised for her compassion and generosity.
Athena was a patron of the arts and crafts, especially when it came to spinning and weaving.
In later poetry, Athena embodied wisdom and rational thought.
Athena served as a guardian of Athens, where the Parthenon served as her temple.
Zeus trusted her to wield the aegis and his thunderbolt.
Her most important festival was the Panathenaea, which was celebrated annually at Athens.
She is referred to in poetry as “gray-eyed.”
The owl was her bird, and the olive tree was hers.
She turned the weaver ARACHNE into a spider after the mortal woman insulted Athena and the Olympian gods.
Athena reared Ericthonius, son of HEPHAESTUS. He was half man, half serpent. Athena put the infant in a chest and gave it to others to watch over, forbidding them to open it. When they did, she drove them mad as punishment.
She is one of three virgin goddesses; the other two were HESTIA and ARTEMIS.
Athena invented the flute, but she never played it.
Hermes and Athena went to the aid of PERSEUS IN HIS QUEST TO KILL MEDUSA. Looking directly at MEDUSA would turn any man to stone, so Athena provided PERSEUS with her polished shield. Using it, he was able to see Medusa as if looking in a mirror. Again, Athena guided his hand as he cut off Medusa’s head with his sword.
HERA and Athena fought against Paris in the Trojan War since he had awarded the Golden Apple to APHRODITE.
The sacred image of Athena, a wood statue called the Palladium, protected the Trojans as long as they had it.
ODYSSEUS and Diomedes executed a plan to steal the image, greatly encouraging the Greeks in their hopes to end the long-suffering war.
Athena helped HERCULES when, as a part of his penance, he was required to drive away the Stymphalian birds. She got them moving, and Hercules shot them.
Answer and Explanation:
<u>F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Bernice Bobs her Hair" can be divided into three major parts when it comes to its structure. In the first part, Bernice is Marjorie's unpopular cousin who ends up either boring or annoying anyone who dances or talks to her. In the second part, Bernice is under Marjorie's guidance, and she quickly becomes popular. Finally, in the last part, Bernice is so successful that Marjorie, jealous, sets her up and forces her to get her hair cut. As we will see below, each part is closely related to the way Bernice's character changes.</u>
Now, let's focus on the three most important characters:
Marjorie does no seem to change throughout the story. She does not like Bernice at all and, even though she helps her during the second part, she does not do it out of compassion or love for her cousin. She does it to make her own life better, so that she can stop taking care of Bernice. In the end, when Bernice takes revenge by cutting Marjorie's hair while she sleeps, the narrator does not reveal how that affects Marjorie. Given her personality, she may have been angry, but was probably able to pull it off.
Warren is the boy both Marjorie and Bernice like. Warren too does not seem to evolve. He goes from liking Marjorie in the first part to liking Bernice in the second part and back to liking Marjorie in the final one. Warren serves as a catalyst for the climax of the story since it is because of him that Marjorie sets Bernice up.
<u>Bernice is the one who changes the most. She goes from weak to powerful quite quickly. In the first part, Bernice is very much influenced by the values of her mother's generation. She thinks being feminine means being fragile. However, once she opens her mind to Marjorie's teachings in the second part, Bernice soon becomes empowered. She sees there is more to being feminine - she can be strong and sensual, for instance. In the end, after falling into Marjorie's trap, instead of going back to her old, helpless self, Bernice sneaks into Marjorie's room and cuts her cousin's hair while she is asleep. Old Bernice would never have had the courage to do that. But in the third part, her evolution is complete, and Bernice is now a brave, decisive woman who can stand up for herself.</u>
omg i in class write now and this wierd lady walked in. omg shes standing beside me. im weirded out i want to die. omg she just looked over my shoulder. thats it im out
